Petrus Aged Pale

Brewed by Bavik-De Brabandere
Style: Sour Ale/Wild Ale
Harelbeke, Belgium

Serve in Snifter, Tulip, Tumbler

Bottle thanks DalzAle (Greg). Pale gold yellow pour with a solid carbonation and white lasting soapy head that dissipates to a film. Aroma is funky sour fruit and malt. Taste is bitter and sour citrus and malty backbone. Palate is thin and slick with a dry finish. Really liked this one, want more!

12 ounce goblet - $8.00 at Trappeze in Athens, Georgia. Appearance: Served up a very lightly hazed, deep yellow body with a thin, fine, white head. Smell: Nostril cauterizing acidity with a pass of soured citrus fruits and green apple peelings. Taste: Touch of possibly imagined ultra pale maltiness. A bite into a predictably tart Granny Smith apple but without any accompanying fruity sweetness. A fairly puckering swallow of Matt Simpson’s Gas Line Lemonade. Very minor lactic tongue-coating tang. Sharply acidic right up until the dry finish. Mouthfeel: Medium-light body. Medium-low carbonation. Drinkability: Beyond the crackling acidity running its course, there’s really not too terribly much to this one. It’s fine, but not a favorite.

Pours a hazy golden color with completely white head. Almost glowing. Smells of over-ripe fruit, honey, wheat, and some hop characteristic. Head dissipated quickly. Upfront sting of alcohol with light poppy notes. Lots of sour flavor. And not a bad sour but a good intentional sour with some hop characteristic. What a great way to start the style. Not at all what I was expecting, and an awesome brew. I wish I had picked up more of this.

11.2 oz bottle. Pours with a massive white head that sticks for s decent while then recedes leaving some really nice lacing. The body is a brilliant clear gold, almost pilsener like, but without the carbonation bubbles. There is quite a bit of vinegar in the scent. There is also some mellow vanilla and oak scents that are nice. There is also a perfume-like fruitiness bringing to mind peach or apricot. This one was more sour than expected. It has vinegar notes but also a boatload of fruitiness. The oak isn’t as pronounced in the flavor but it provides a smooth balance. It is pretty acidic but not too over the top. This brewery and brand have been known to produce some clunkers, not this fine brew. Serving type: bottle Reviewed on: 06-17-2010 00:41:18

bottle. Ours a transparent golden color with a thin, lasting head. Aroma is soured yeast and sweet malts. Notes of oak, bread, wine, and lemmon grass come out. The palate is crisp. It tastes sour, finishing dry. This is not for me, but good for the style it is.

Pours a transparent golden yellow with minimal head. Aroma of sour fruit and wood. Pretty sour on the palate with hints of malt in the background. Interesting beer.

Draft. Pours hazy golden with a white head. Aroma of white grapes, champagne, funk, oak, and apples. Flavor is sweet and sour, like white grape juice with added sugar. Finishes too sweet.

draft @ the Trappist, Oakland, CA> golden colored pour. Tart, wood, acidic. Balanced flavor, extremely drinkable, quite flavorful. Nice sour